System/Policy
Texas Public Radio employees seek to unionize amid leadership transition
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The staffers say the union would “safeguard our organization’s future success.”
How PBS can revive its pioneering spirit by embracing grassroots programming
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“As traditional broadcast gives way to new media, public television needs to dust off its early spirit of scrappy, decentralized innovation.”
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Quick Takes
One executive to leave CPB while two get new duties
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“We need strong leadership to ensure we are as effective as possible,” CPB President Pat Harrison said.
KMTP
San Francisco’s KMTP angles for channel-share after winning $87M in spectrum auction
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KMTP will create an endowment and use the proceeds to acquire access to wireless spectrum.
Tech
Grant will fund study of driverless cars’ possible impact on public media
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As the technology comes closer to adoption, a team of public media colleagues wants to ensure the system is getting ready.
System/Policy
Survey of station equipment finds public TV lacks capital for upgrades
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Costs of equipment replacement are projected to reach $256 million by 2019, as aging transmitters reach their end of life.
System/Policy
Pubcasters praise two FCC votes affecting noncommercial stations
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Pubcasters were spared from providing certain details about board members and excluded from new rules governing on-air fundraising for other nonprofits.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #93: Where will all the spectrum auction money go?
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The billions that noncommercial stations won isn’t enough to transform the entire public media system, but it will absolutely transform the handful of stations lucky enough to have held valuable spectrum in crowded markets.
System/Policy
KCSM licensee and spectrum speculator trade lawsuits over failed FCC auction bid
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An error disqualified the California station from the auction.
Tech
Attendees at PBS TechCon hear details of ATSC standard’s promise
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The interactive components of ATSC 3.0 allow for better audience measurement and interactivity, which could include delivering customized programming exclusively to members.
Programs/Content
‘Washington Week’ picks Ifill successor
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With “Washington Post” reporter Robert Costa on board, WETA continues its search for a “PBS NewsHour” co-host.
Programs/Content
American Archive enlists public in fixing transcripts with correction game
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FIX IT asks players to correct transcripts as they compare them to the original audio.